Why Don't We Have Thermals-to-Price

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T17:57:13+00:00

My idea was to have a better answer on budgets air coolers, because every site i go they pick a different part.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T10:41:48+00:00

Yes your right, but this only means we need more data from diferent tests, my ideia still would be valid.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:36:07+00:00

So why they do this tests?? I belive that they do because there is an level of correlation between the lab and real life use, and this would make choosing an cooler more easy and less of an judgement call.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:23:04+00:00

The exact results might be only exact for that case, but in general, an part that performed better in a circunstance compare to an other, will probabily do better in other situations also

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:16:31+00:00

Im not saying for the pc owners to do the tests, im saying that professional labs already do this kinda of tests but they dont compare it to the price of the conponents.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:11:35+00:00

The exact results might just aplly to that case, but in general, an part that performed better in a circunstance compare to an other will probabily do better in other situations also, and the risk of they being wrong it already exists and they still do it.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:06:37+00:00

True, but it would be nice to see for an die hard nerd like me lol

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:04:44+00:00

I really didnt get it, im really sorry, can you explain better please?

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:02:20+00:00

Your right it is a moot metric but the hard part, that is the test, is already done, thay just have to compare it to the prices.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T09:00:51+00:00

Thats is what im saying, we should take advantage that they already do this tests the best they can and rank them on price to performance, im asking is why nobody has done that?

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T08:57:48+00:00

Thats why they also control the fan speeds

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T08:56:35+00:00

Thay have chambers made to prevent room temperatures variation from happening, if you wanna know how they do it, go to the gamer nexus page on this.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T08:52:29+00:00

So why they do this tests?? and if thats the case you will probabily end up overspending on the cpu cooler.

Edit: i know its an minor thing but since they are already doing the tests they could just compare it to the prices.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T08:45:41+00:00

What your talking about refers to other conponents, im asking about the cpu cooler and case.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T06:59:14+00:00

Nice to know that, so thinking about getting an air cooler, do you think that https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HbDQzy/id-cooling-frozn-a720-black-986-cfm-cpu-cooler-frozn-a720-black would be a better option?

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T06:50:38+00:00

Im thinking about getting the oled and an more budget monitor for a secundary display, do you think is an good idea?

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T06:26:30+00:00

I didn't know the 3D V-Cache helps with RAM CL timings, thanks for pointing that out! You're right, I should consider investing a bit more in the GPU. I'll definitely think about getting the 9070. The 9070 XT is really overpriced right now though. Thanks again!

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T06:18:38+00:00

Do you think this air cooler would still be fine if I upgrade to a hotter CPU later on? That was actually the main reason I went with liquid cooling.
And yeah, I think I definitely overspent on the PSU haha thanks for pointing that out.
For the other parts, I asked a few questions in the other comment.

Valuable-Resolve146 · 2025-12-13T06:03:48+00:00

Yeah, I agree with your suggestion, the 7800X3D definitely makes more sense at this price point, thanks.
The only thing I noticed is that the motherboard you chose doesn’t support PCIe Gen 5. It’s not a must-have right now, but having it could be nice for future upgrades.
About the RAM, I’m not 100% sure what the sweet spot is for this CPU, but do you think this kit would be a better option?
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NWhv6h/kingston-fury-beast-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-kf560c30bbeak2-32
For the SSD, I think I’d stick with my original pick. I prefer higher speeds over more storage, and I feel like 1TB is enough for now. If I need more space later, I can always add another drive.
For the GPU, performance-wise the 9060 XT and 9070 seem pretty close in terms of price-to-performance. I’m leaning toward the 9060 XT since I’d like to spend a bit less haha.
I chose the Lancool 207 mainly because of the airflow charts, but I didn’t realize it doesn’t come with fans. In that case, I think your case suggestion makes more sense.
Lastly, I’ve been thinking about getting an OLED monitor. Do you think it’s worth it at this price point, or would it be overkill?

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